RT Article
T1 Self-control, sanction threats, temptation, and crime: examining contingencies of self-control in a cross-national context
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 65
IS 4
SP 555
OP 558
A1 Cihan, Abdullah
A2 Tittle, Charles R. 1939-
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1662596162
AB Using a representative household survey data, we examine the generality of self-control, the predictive strengths of sanction threats, and the interaction between criminal propensity and sanction threats in explaining criminal probability. Although the data confirm the generality of self-control predictions of deviant/criminal behavior in the Turkish cultural context, the effects appear quite modest and contingent on fear of informal sanctions and temptation. Consistent with the findings of recent studies, a small interaction between self-control and sanction threats suggests that deterrence is greatest among individuals with weak self-control. However, there is no interaction between sanction threats and temptation, suggesting that sanction fear is equally likely among individuals regardless of their level of temptation.
K1 Theory
K1 Criminals
K1 Offending
K1 Quantitative
K1 Kriminalitätsprognose
DO 10.1177/0011128718824939